Go to the hospital. Rather see a neurologist there than wait weeks to see one for something like this.

the fact of the matter is:

I need to see a specialist. I could see other doctors sooner, but I have an appointment with a very good neurologist in a few weeks... I don't wanna spend thousands of dollars on a guy that knows nothing.

Most regular doctors don't know **** about ****, a person that doesn't specialize in the CNS won't know how to solve this.

I need to see a specialist. I could see other doctors sooner, but I have an appointment with a very good neurologist in a few weeks... I don't wanna spend thousands of dollars on a guy that knows nothing.

Most regular doctors don't know **** about ****, a person that doesn't specialize in the CNS won't know how to solve this.

I need to see a specialist. I could see other doctors sooner, but I have an appointment with a very good neurologist in a few weeks... I don't wanna spend thousands of dollars on a guy that knows nothing.

Most regular doctors don't know **** about ****, a person that doesn't specialize in the CNS won't know how to solve this.

Why can't you go to the emergency department? I guess I'm not familiar with the American health system, but here if you presented with numbness on one side of your body you would be admitted straight away for investigation.

Why can't you go to the emergency department? I guess I'm not familiar with the American health system, but here if you presented with numbness on one side of your body you would be admitted straight away for investigation.

The healthcare system in this country sucks. If you go to an emergency room and you're not bleeding internally, you'll likely get tossed around and go nowhere. It is even worse with a regular doctor. Specialists are really the way to go, but if you dont have an idea of what is wrong with you, you're pretty much up **** creek without a paddle because everything is so half assed.

I was so looking forward to coming home and telling all of you that everything is alright..... but it's not.

I can hardly believe this is true... the Dr. said I would have to test the waters and see what I am capable of, and then he said "you should have plenty of good years ahead of you", that was quite crushing because I took it to mean that things are going to get pretty bad eventually....

So I guess my journey is going to be cut short, I will leave you all with what I have accomplished so far...

I started out about two years ago...

This was when I set out to get lean and big... I knew nothing about anything back then..

Look at how small I was, check out those tiny arms!

This was taken a month ago.. I have lost some size since then because I haven't been able to be in the weight room...

and

I wanted to be over 200 pounds and a lot leaner... damnit.

I don't want to let this destroy my lifting career completely! I will have to see how lifting affects my symptoms.... but I want to continue!

sorry to hear about your diagnosis. i read your thread a few weeks ago and was hoping for the best for you. there is a lot of good information out there and it can answer a lot of the questions that i'm sure you have right now. here is a really good site: www.nationalmssociety.org
good luck with everything.

realworksuks, sorry to hear the news. HOWEVER, there are a number of new drugs becoming available very shortly that may dramatically impact on the treatment of this condition as well as repairing any damage to the central nervous system as well as providing a neuroprotective effect.

IMHO I would suggest obtaining treatment for this disease at a world class hospital such as John Hopkins Medical Center or the Mayo Clinic because they are at the cutting edge of research in the treatment of MS as well as in the forefront of research advances.

realworksuks, sorry to hear the news. HOWEVER, there are a number of new drugs becoming available very shortly that may dramatically impact on the treatment of this condition as well as repairing any damage to the central nervous system as well as providing a neuroprotective effect.

Really? Which ones?
I pray that they will survive Clinical Phase I/II/III trials.

Really? Which ones?
I pray that they will survive Clinical Phase I/II/III trials.

Unfortunately I cannot download the article and place it on this forum but would suggest registering with Medscape and reviewing the article entitled "Improving therapeutic options for multiple sclerosis: An interview with Edward Fox, MD". It will provide you with the myriad novel drugs in the pipeline, a number of which are in phase 11 and 111 clinical trials.

Unfortunately I cannot download the article and place it on this forum but would suggest registering with Medscape and reviewing the article entitled "Improving therapeutic options for multiple sclerosis: An interview with Edward Fox, MD". It will provide you with the myriad novel drugs in the pipeline, a number of which are in phase 11 and 111 clinical trials.